Texas History Test Texas Native American Peoples & History 3

Question 1

The Tigua (Ysleta del Sur Pueblo), one of two federally recognized tribes in Texas today, maintains a reservation near which Texas city?

Accepted Answer

El Paso

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San Antonio

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Austin

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Houston

Question 2

The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe, one of two federally recognized Native American tribes in Texas, has a reservation located near which city?

Accepted Answer

Livingston

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Nacogdoches

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Laredo

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Amarillo

Question 3

What term refers to the vast territory that the Comanche Nation dominated across the southern Great Plains, including much of Texas?

Accepted Answer

Comanchería

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The Comanche Corridor

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The Great Comanche Plain

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Comanche Territory

Question 4

Which Native American group frequently served as scouts for U.S. Army units, including Buffalo Soldier regiments, stationed in Texas after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Tonkawa

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Caddo

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Lipan Apache

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Cherokee

Question 5

The Jumano people of West Texas and the Rio Grande region were especially renowned for which activity that distinguished them from other Texas tribes?

Accepted Answer

Long-distance trade across the Southwest and Plains

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Bison hunting on horseback before the horse era

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Canoe building and river navigation

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Large-scale corn agriculture

Question 6

The autumn full moon under which Comanche raiders most frequently conducted raids on Texas settlements became known as:

Accepted Answer

The Comanche Moon

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The Harvest Moon

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The Warrior Moon

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The Great Plains Moon

Question 7

The Spanish colonial mission system in Texas was primarily intended to accomplish which goal regarding Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

Convert Native Americans to Christianity and settle them in permanent communities

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Establish trading partnerships with tribal leaders

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Recruit Native American warriors as soldiers for colonial defense

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Document Native American languages and traditions for Spanish records